Body Mass Index Percentiles for Boys

and Girls from 517 Years

AGE

BMI PERCENTILE

BMI FOR BOYS

BMI FOR GIRLS

5th
50th
85th
95th

13.7
15.6
17.2
18.3

13.1
15.1
16.9
18.5

5th
50th
85th
95th

13.8
15.6
17.4
19.0

13.4
15.2
17.2
19.3

5th
50th
85th
95th

13.9
15.8
17.8
20.0

13.6
15.4
17.9
20.4

5th
50th
85th
95th

14.1
16.2
18.6
21.5

13.6
15.8
18.9
21.7

5th
50th
85th
95th

14.3
16.6
19.7
23.1

13.7
16.4
20.1
23.0

10

5th
50th
85th
95th

14.6
17.2
20.9
24.6

14.0
17.1
21.4
24.5

11

5th
50th
85th
95th

14.9
17.8
21.9
25.7

14.5
17.9
22.6
26.1

12

5th
50th
85th
95th

15.3
18.4
22.6
26.5

15.1
18.8
23.6
27.5

13

5th
50th
85th
95th

15.9
19.1
23.2
27.1

15.9
19.6
24.4
28.6

14

5th
50th
85th
95th

16.5
19.8
23.7
27.8

16.6
20.2
24.9
29.3

15

5th
50th
85th
95th

17.2
20.6
24.5
28.7

17.1
20.6
25.2
29.6

16

5th
50th
85th
95th

17.9
21.3
25.4
29.8

17.4
20.9
25.5
29.9

17

5th
50th
85th
95th

18.3
21.8
25.9
30.1

17.7
21.2
25.9
31.3

Adapted from Rosner, B., Prineas, R., Loggie, J., & Daniels, S. R. (1998). Percentiles
for body mass index in U.S. children 5 to 17 years of age. Journal of Pediatrics,
132, 211222.